Beads and Boiling Aids

Beads and boiling aids are used for a variety of purposes, such as reducing bumping during boiling, refluxing or other distilling operations, packing distillation columns, or as mixing beads or boiling stones. When used with boiling liquids or a hot plate, these chemically resistant spherical beads stop boiling material from escaping from its vessel. Generally made from soda-lime glass or borosilicate glass, glass beads are resistant to most cold and hot liquids, as well as vapors. This durable product does not disintegrate or interact with delicate compounds. While glass beads are reusable,